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interurban transfer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46818
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6119.1
- Description
- Interurban Lines - Receipt. Cash Fare Receipt, which also counts as a ticket, for British Columbia Electric Railway Company Interurban Lines. The receipt is stamped "S 348566" and is hole punched for 10 cents on November 18. The receipt measures 6.5cm x 14cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Railway Co. Ltd. Interurban Cash Fare Receipt
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
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Light
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.7.2
- Description
- Ceramic light socket, ribbed glass shade for the bulb and fixture for hanging; glass shade is held in a metal frame open at the top around the socket; takes a bulb with a 1.5 inch base. The bottom part of the metal frame has thumb nuts to allow for removing the shade.
- Object History
- Collected by Raymond Menah when the Central Park British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Tram line was shut down in late 1950's. Station light used on the B.C.E.R. Interurban Tram line at Central Park.
- Measurements
- Height 39 cm. diameter 35 cm.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Natural Resources - Energy
- Lighting Devices
- Lighting Devices - Light Bulbs
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
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light bulb
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47311
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.73.6
- Description
- Light bulb, "B.C.E.R. Co." stamped faintly near metal base.
- Object History
- Belonged to donor's mother and father.
- Marks/Labels
- "B.C.E.R. Co." stamped faintly near metal base. (British Columbia Electric Railway Company)
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Lighting Devices
- Lighting Devices - Light Bulbs
- Electrical and Magnetic Tools and Equipment
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Motor Vehicle Testing Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93698
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cars, trucks, and other vehicles in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Avenue. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of the road, facing southeast.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-655
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cars, trucks, and other vehicles in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Avenue. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of the road, facing southeast.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- van Mannen, Mark
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 103
- Geographic Access
- Wayburne Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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NewsLeader staff commuting
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97392
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Wanda Chow, Greg Knill, and David Weir, all Burnaby NewsLeader employees, posing outside of the Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station with a car and a map before a morning commute.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2767
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Wanda Chow, Greg Knill, and David Weir, all Burnaby NewsLeader employees, posing outside of the Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station with a car and a map before a morning commute.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The NewsLeader's commuting team gets ready to face the challenges of morning rush hour. Wanda Chow plots her driving route on a map, editor Greg Knill reviews his notes for his bus route, and David Weir checks to see how long until the next Skytrain."
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
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Old Curly on a barge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4042
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1927] (date of original), copied 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Robinson-Surgenor collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" secured on a barge bound for Vancouver. There is an unidentified man sitting at the front of the locomotive. Water and shoreline are visible in the background. Text on the back of BV016.52.5 reads: "Curly & Old Bones both due for the Bone Yard…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robinson-Surgenor collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" secured on a barge bound for Vancouver. There is an unidentified man sitting at the front of the locomotive. Water and shoreline are visible in the background. Text on the back of BV016.52.5 reads: "Curly & Old Bones both due for the Bone Yard". This was written by the donor's grandmother.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV016.52.6
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1927] (date of original), copied 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Mar-15
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Scan of photograph negative
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plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.38.1
- Description
- Plaque. Badge shaped, made of ply-wooden, the background is painted yellow/tan and the lettering is black.
- Object History
- The plaque commemorates the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway in Burnaby, and the preservation of tram #1223 by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. Interurban tram No. 1223 has been restored by the joint efforts of the Friends of 1223 and Burnaby Village Museum. In March 2007 the tram was officially returned to Burnaby Village Museum and is currently on display, in a replica of a Tram Car Barn, at the Museum.
- Fraser Wilson hand lettered the sign.
- Marks/Labels
- "This Interurban Tram Car was built in 1913 by the St. Louis Car Co. for the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 1956. Throughout the nearly fifty years of its existence this tram and seventy similar cars carried many thousands of settlers and commuters and helped to build Burnaby into a thriving community of over 80,000"; "Dedicated and placed here by Burnaby Historical Society. Nov. 30th 1958", hand lettered.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40427
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5868.1
- Description
- Notice - Plaque. Wood backed plaque with cardboard notice from the British Columbia Electric Railway Company advising passengers to stand in a position that does not interfere with the Operator's vision while the vehicle was in motion. The notice also requests that the passengers refrain from unnecessary conversation with the Operator while the vehicle is in motion. The notice is attached to the wood with four tacks. The wood backing is 23.5cm x 18.5cm and the cardboard is 20cm x 15cm.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
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plate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36106
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.24.3
- Description
- Plate. White, ceramic, bread and butter size plate. Green transfer print on rim.
- Object History
- The major B.C.E.R. Main Terminal building at Carrall Street and West Hastings Street in Vancouver and the New Westminster Station at 8th and Columbia included diners where food was served on dishware stamped with the B.C. Electric Railway name.
- Marks/Labels
- On rim in green transfer print is "COURTEOUS" "B.C. Electric" "SERVICE". On underside in green, "VITRIFIED" "GLOBE POTTERY CO. LTD." "COBRIDGE" "ENGLAND". "6-27" is stamped in.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
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Power line hanger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28989
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.65
- Description
- Composed of a copper sleeve through which a power line passes and the round shaped steel mounting apparatus below. A blue tape attached to the bottom has stamped "TTC T5". Length of sleeve: 38 cm Width: 1.3 cm Height: 5 cm Mounting apparatus diameter: 9.7 cm Height: 6 cm
- Object History
- Metal wire hanger for the Toronto Transit Commission.
- Marks/Labels
- "TTC-T5", collectors previous number. "7688", stamped or cast into the wire guide. "TYPE AS OO" stamped or cast into the hanger on one side. "B" (in a circle), cast or stamped into the hanger on opposite side.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Natural Resources - Energy
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Power line hanger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28990
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.66
- Description
- Composed of a copper sleeve through which a power line passes and the round shaped steel mounting apparatus below. The mounting apparatus has two holes through which bolts pass for tightly crimping the sleeve which passes through its center. A piece of blue tape has stamped "TTC-T7". Length of sleeve: 38 cm Width: 1.3 cm Height: 5 cm Mounting apparatus diameter: 8 cm Height: 6 cm
- Object History
- Metal wire hanger for the Toronto Transit Commission.
- Marks/Labels
- "TTC-T7", collectors previous number on blue sticker. stamped, or cast, in to the wire guide on one side is "17688" "TYPE AS 00" and on the other side an "8" or a "B" in a circle. Cast or stamped into the hanger is "FLECTO" and the same "8" or "B' in a circle.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Natural Resources - Energy
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Power line hanger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28991
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.67
- Description
- Composed of a copper sleeve through which a power line passes and the round shaped steel mounting apparatus below. A piece of the copper power line is still imbedded in the copper sleeve. A piece of blue tape has stamped "BCER-77". Length of sleeve: 38.3 cm Width: 1.7 cm Height: 4.5 cm Mounting apparatus diameter: 9 cm Height: 5.5 cm
- Object History
- Metal wire hanger for the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Collectors previous number "BCER-77" on blue sticker. Stamped or cast on to the wire guide is "CMLV" "192" on both sides. Stamped, or cast in, the top of the hanger "...ELECTO" "...SG8-3..." and a symbol in a circle.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Natural Resources - Energy
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Rail classics, vol. 2, no. 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1387
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
- Place of Publication
- Canoga Park, Calif.
- Publisher
- Challenge Publication Inc.
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 82 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- "Commuting in British Columbia, Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric by Ira L. Swett" -- page 40 - 45.
- Details about the "Districts of Interurban line plus descriptions of different interurban cars operating in the system.
side plate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.24.2
- Description
- Plate. White, ceramic, side or salad plate. Green transfer print on rim
- Object History
- The major B.C.E.R. Main Terminal building at Carrall Street and West Hastings Street in Vancouver and the New Westminster Station at 8th and Columbia included diners where food was served on dishware stamped with the B.C. Electric Railway name.
- Marks/Labels
- On rim in green transfer print is "COURTEOUS" "B.C. Electric" "SERVICE". On underside in green, half of "VITRIFIED" "GLOBE POTTERY CO. LTD." "COBRIDGE" "ENGLAND", "2-30" stamped in.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
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Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29019
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.95
- Description
- Rectangular metallic, magnetic silver painted with "DONT PLAY WATER ON LIVE WIRES" painted in red. A blue sticker with "KS-K5" glued on the bottom. Four mounting holes in the corners. Length: 19.3 cm Width: 12.7 cm Thickness: 1 mm
- Object History
- key system S.F. California.
- Marks/Labels
- "DONT PLAY WATER" "ON" "LIVE WIRES"; Blue sticker "KS-KS";
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29020
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.96
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "TO OPEN STAND ON TREADLE". Length: 25.5 cm Width: 14 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- on front green lettering "TO" "OPEN" "STAND" "ON" "TREADLE" on cream background. On plain wooden back in pencil "To Open"
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.97
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "EXIT" (vertically). Length: 28.7 cm Width: 7.7 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- "EXIT", printed in light green, edged in black. On plain wooden back, in pencil "No1 SQUARE" "EXIT" "WHITE".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29022
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.98
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "EXIT". Length: 22.9 cm Width: 6.3 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Green lettering "EXIT" (horizontally) on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil "EXIT".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29023
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.99
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "IN". Length: 11.4 cm Width: 6.7 cm Thickness: 6 mm.
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Green lettering, with black borders, "IN", on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil, "IN".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29024
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.100
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "A". Length: 7.6 cm Width: 5.2 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Green lettering "A" on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil "A".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards